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they believe romney ve-- so, ca romney use this new-found momentum to help him in a crucial state like florida? well, let's bring in a man who knows. bernie thompson a popular conservative radio talk show host in the sunshine state famous for saying things like this about the race for the white house. listen. >> i won't be surprised if barack obama just takes a bite out of his ear. he might just take a bite out of his ear. you have to do something, but it's going to get, i think it's going to get ugly because that is the only thing that barack obama can do. >> and joining me now is bernie thompson. good morning. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> all right, so, i think most can agree, certainly, that wednesday's debate was certainly a big win for mitt romney, hands down. but observers are still criticizing him, actually, about not giving enough details. so, i want to read to you what a conservative columnist for "new york times" said right after the debate. romney had his share of lines and the stinctions he drew between romney care and obama care and didn't say anyt
they believe romney ve-- so, ca romney use this new-found momentum to help him in a crucial state like florida? well, let's bring in a man who knows. bernie thompson a popular conservative radio talk show host in the sunshine state famous for saying things like this about the race for the white house. listen. >> i won't be surprised if barack obama just takes a bite out of his ear. he might just take a bite out of his ear. you have to do something, but it's going to get, i think it's...
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this is the same mitt romney, i believe, who was taped talking about the 47% and said, you know, when it comes to the middle east it's never going to happen. i will leave it to the next guy. >> we have that. let's listen to what mitt romney. almost literally said to kick the can down the road. this is part of the infamous 47% videotape taken surreptitiously in florida this year. let's listen to what he said about palestine. >> i look at the palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of israel and these issues and i say there is just no way. so you move things along the best way you can, hope for some degree of stability but recognize this is going to remain an unsolved problem. >> this is what he says today about israel and palestine. >> i will recommit america to the goal of a democratic, prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel e. on this issue the president has failed. what should be a negotiation has devolved into heated his disputes in the u.n. only
this is the same mitt romney, i believe, who was taped talking about the 47% and said, you know, when it comes to the middle east it's never going to happen. i will leave it to the next guy. >> we have that. let's listen to what mitt romney. almost literally said to kick the can down the road. this is part of the infamous 47% videotape taken surreptitiously in florida this year. let's listen to what he said about palestine. >> i look at the palestinians not wanting to see peace...
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with the country still talking about mitt romney's victory the democratic party has decided to go into full attack mode. the strategy seems to be very simple. call mitt romney a liar. >> plenty of people have pointed out what a liar mitt romney is and was last night. i mean if he was talking -- if he was speaking last night, he was lying. >> look, mitt romney had a good night but, you know, even, you know, a blind squirrel gets a nut every now and then. one good night is not going to erase a year of mitt romney's extreme positions. >> bill: that was pretty vicious, was it not? does the dnc really believe that kind of rhetoric will help the president? does it believe independent voters respond positively to that? i don't think they will. in the realm of politics often misleading statements. "time" magazine story this week runs down statements by both campaigns that are either false or outright propaganda. so for the democrats to call mitt romney a liar is foolish and destructive to their guy, president obama, because the obama campaign has made just as many false and misleading statemen
with the country still talking about mitt romney's victory the democratic party has decided to go into full attack mode. the strategy seems to be very simple. call mitt romney a liar. >> plenty of people have pointed out what a liar mitt romney is and was last night. i mean if he was talking -- if he was speaking last night, he was lying. >> look, mitt romney had a good night but, you know, even, you know, a blind squirrel gets a nut every now and then. one good night is not going...
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romney said over and over again, talked about job growth. >> but it was general. he didn't get to the american spirit-- >>> he gave us -- i agree. he could have been -- yeah, i agree. they are linked together. it ties in to foreign policy as well. that's where romney needs to go. >> sean: last word, pat? you get the last word. >> look. thank you. i like that. look, the thing have you to do, you have to defeat the chicago narrative here. romney can do that. i think the most important thing, as doug said is to press the big issue, not dancing with the spiking the ball that we just heard from your previous guest. but going after what romney is talking about, particularly the big thing that scored. he has been bipartisan and the other one that the democrats and independents care bthe issues of government. >> sean: coming up, pat was talking about benghazi. we have been asking repeatedly this program, did the obama administration do everything they could do to protect ambassador stevens and three other american who is died by his side? tone, we have hard evidence that
romney said over and over again, talked about job growth. >> but it was general. he didn't get to the american spirit-- >>> he gave us -- i agree. he could have been -- yeah, i agree. they are linked together. it ties in to foreign policy as well. that's where romney needs to go. >> sean: last word, pat? you get the last word. >> look. thank you. i like that. look, the thing have you to do, you have to defeat the chicago narrative here. romney can do that. i think the...
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that's what mitt romney talked about. it's decent growth, not great growth and that's the jobs that we want. >> eliot: and the arc that the president wanted to talk about was manufacturing jobs increasing in the past couple of years because we like to build things. the question of who builds it another context in another political debate, it's up 44,000. if you talk about percentage of gdp and healthcare, this is a number we want to come down, this is a number motiving in the wrong way what do we make of this. >> it confirms what we knew for a while. we're in an anemic recovery, a fragile recovery. it's good but it does not change wherethe depressed place where many americans are. nobody thinks that president obama is going to steal an election on trumpeting unemployment. it is still a high number. and it forces the administration that will be leveled against him. >> eliot: let's talk politics. wednesday night mitt romney had the best day of his campaign. head to head against the president, and the president was not perfo
that's what mitt romney talked about. it's decent growth, not great growth and that's the jobs that we want. >> eliot: and the arc that the president wanted to talk about was manufacturing jobs increasing in the past couple of years because we like to build things. the question of who builds it another context in another political debate, it's up 44,000. if you talk about percentage of gdp and healthcare, this is a number we want to come down, this is a number motiving in the wrong way...
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coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology, and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing-out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> coming up the new unemployment number means the death of a gop talking point. democratic strategist chris cofinas joins me next. a new report says the same company where mine workers attended a romney rally without pay also made workers donate to his campaign. alec mcgillis of the new republic has the details. in mitt's plan to cut funding to pbs, would be a drop in the bucket in t
coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance....
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coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. we're coming right back. maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. >>> coming up the new unemployment number means the death of a gop talking point. democratic strategist chris kofinis joins me next. a new report says the same company where mine workers attended a romney rally without pay al
coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. we're coming right back. maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our...
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>> greta: he has to communicate to the voters and talk to them. i think that's his strength. >> what does he communicate? he can get the crowdsil. he has to be able -- >> greta: he has a ground game. >> if you elect me, it's going to be far better in the next four years than the last four years and far better than what recommendny is going to give you. that's what he has to convince the country of. [laughter] >> greta: pat, thank you. >> okay. >> greta: now to the surprising job report. the unemployment rate falling to 7.8%. president obama and the democrats are cheering, but the republicans are warning, dont celebrate yet. both sides trying to spin the numbers in their favor. >> because of the resilience and the determination of the american people, we have begun to fight our way back. >> there is no evidence of any job creation. you would know it. you would feel it. >> for me, this is about jobs. this is about getting jobs for the american people. >> 7.8 percent -- that's the ob employment rate for september. 114,000 new jobs created in that mon
>> greta: he has to communicate to the voters and talk to them. i think that's his strength. >> what does he communicate? he can get the crowdsil. he has to be able -- >> greta: he has a ground game. >> if you elect me, it's going to be far better in the next four years than the last four years and far better than what recommendny is going to give you. that's what he has to convince the country of. [laughter] >> greta: pat, thank you. >> okay. >> greta:...
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let's watch. >> one thing president obama, why was he letting governor romney talk? forgot the first rule of debating. always be interrupting? a point to make up for it by screaming at people. that's how you win a debate. >> chris, i don't know about that. >> you're wrong. the debate is over. i win. >> nia, you're on this program all the time. come on, is that me? >> you know, you have never interrupted someone, certainly never have interrupted me. i have to give props to jason sudeikis. he can play biden, you, and romney. he's so funny, over the top, playing chris matthews in the interrupter and the yeller. >> what do you think, lizz? >> you're debating how i answer this question? >> maybe. >> george clooney, that was an outrage. i cannot believe that they would do that to you. i didn't know it was you. >> i like it. it's not true, but it's all fun. lizz, your thoughts, will joe biden be the guy that is played by sudeikis on "saturday night live"? or more sober guy? what's coming this thursday night? >> i think that's exactly right and i also think paul ryan and wit
let's watch. >> one thing president obama, why was he letting governor romney talk? forgot the first rule of debating. always be interrupting? a point to make up for it by screaming at people. that's how you win a debate. >> chris, i don't know about that. >> you're wrong. the debate is over. i win. >> nia, you're on this program all the time. come on, is that me? >> you know, you have never interrupted someone, certainly never have interrupted me. i have to give...
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let's talk about politics. are you an obama man. switching to mitt romney. second guest tonight. why? >> it was all about change. i went all the way down the road with obama i had my own opinions about america, flat tax, all that stuff. crazy stuff that people who know nothing about politics throw out. duh. when obama laid out the platform, change, how things would happen and four years down the road and see, you know what? didn't make a difference. maybe it's larger than he is. so i'm really looking for someone to move the needle. the ratings, unemployment. national debt. the foreign policy. somebody please get in there, use some common sense is that possible. move the needle. i don't want four years of the same. >> what do you make of america right now? >> i think we're in trouble. i think across the board, you know, with the unemployment, the poverty, focusing on different foreign countries and their problems, which in my opinion, a lot of the stuff isn't our business, you know, targeting nations and nationalities when it's just a few people, such as different terrorist groups
let's talk about politics. are you an obama man. switching to mitt romney. second guest tonight. why? >> it was all about change. i went all the way down the road with obama i had my own opinions about america, flat tax, all that stuff. crazy stuff that people who know nothing about politics throw out. duh. when obama laid out the platform, change, how things would happen and four years down the road and see, you know what? didn't make a difference. maybe it's larger than he is. so i'm...
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coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology, and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing-out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. esurance. insurance for the modern world. ends columbus day. inventory clearance sale get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save 10%, 20%, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. even get free delivery! don't miss 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. the inventory clearance sale ends monday. superior service, best selection, lo
coming up a big win for the economy means mitt romney is losing his favorite talking point. democratic strategist chris covinas will tell us what 7.3% unemployment means for the romney campaign. stay with us. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance....
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>> and mitt romney ought to be more aggressive in pushing the president to talk about his agenda. because of course the president is tying him to the ryan budget, for better or worse, what is he going to do about medicare, what's he going to do about tax reform. it is true that romney hasn't put a lot of meat on the bones when it comes to what he would do to reform the tax code. what deductions would he cap. he started getting at that a little bit this past week. well, then why doesn't he push the president for some more details and the president can push back? i think with the american public, and i think you're 100% right. they want to say okay, where would you take us in the next four years? there's a danger of appearing to be over ambition. >> i think stopping the republicans -- and ending the entitlement to medicare and medicaid and implementing his health care plan. beyond that what is he burning to accomplish over the next four years. does he believe he can truly do a grand bargain and what would that look like. in some ways pt best indication would be the behind the scenes
>> and mitt romney ought to be more aggressive in pushing the president to talk about his agenda. because of course the president is tying him to the ryan budget, for better or worse, what is he going to do about medicare, what's he going to do about tax reform. it is true that romney hasn't put a lot of meat on the bones when it comes to what he would do to reform the tax code. what deductions would he cap. he started getting at that a little bit this past week. well, then why doesn't he...
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let's watch a clip today of governor romney talking about abortion. >> what is the correct position of governor romney? he was always saying we need to revert row wade and now he is saying not even that. people says whatever it suits him depending on whether he is appealing to the hard right. mr. moderate mitt that we haven't seen for months. >> you know, listen, to what he is referring to as far as is there piles of specific legislation that he is going to point to? the fact is, he is always has been an he is committed to being a pro life president and committed to the fact that we will not be funding planned parenthood to fund abortions and committed to the mexico city legislation so that it is being used to perform abortions and he is a pro life president and he is proud of it. you are taking that sound byte and referring to piles of legislation sitting in congress and it is much to do about nothing. this president hasn't performed and he is chasing every rob it down the trail making this about his own record and the miserable condition about the economy. >> it comes down to trust.
let's watch a clip today of governor romney talking about abortion. >> what is the correct position of governor romney? he was always saying we need to revert row wade and now he is saying not even that. people says whatever it suits him depending on whether he is appealing to the hard right. mr. moderate mitt that we haven't seen for months. >> you know, listen, to what he is referring to as far as is there piles of specific legislation that he is going to point to? the fact is, he...
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see you tomorrow on "gma." >>> most people say it is romney 1, obama 0. talk about it. that is on square off sunday at 11:00 on abc 2.
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romney has been out there talking about one set of things. now he's saying a whole new set of things. so it's sort of a question like, which is it? >> does it in any way show weakness on the obama campaign's part to change tactics now, or is that just part of october? >> i think that's part of october. and it's also, i mean, given that governor romney is shifting tactics, a campaign has to be nimble. both sides have to be nimble enough to, if your opponent shifts tactics, you've got to be able to shift tactics. that being said, i don't think you're going to not see the ongoing conversation about how extreme many of the positions that governor romney was perfectly comfortable to take in the primary and for a lot of the general election has been taking. i think y'all hear both. >> chris, governor romney appears to be moving towards the center. there were comments from the republican primary campaign and also from wednesday's debate. let's listen to one example. >> i fought against long odds in a deep blue state, but i was a severely conservativ
romney has been out there talking about one set of things. now he's saying a whole new set of things. so it's sort of a question like, which is it? >> does it in any way show weakness on the obama campaign's part to change tactics now, or is that just part of october? >> i think that's part of october. and it's also, i mean, given that governor romney is shifting tactics, a campaign has to be nimble. both sides have to be nimble enough to, if your opponent shifts tactics, you've got...
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i have believed for years and i have written it for years, in a sense what romney is talking about makes a lot of sense. we have to lower the tax rate for everybody. not so much for the wealthy, but for the middle class of this country. and the way you compensate for the lower rates is by eliminating a lot of these it'd mizeed deductions. by the -- right miosessed deductions. -- itemized deductions. it is a progressive way of taxing. it is most stimulus thing you can do for the economy. >>> i don't get it give me the addition. why is that going to create more wealth? and spread it around? >> that's right. because you will increase the real incomes of the middle class of america. >> why? because they are going to have better jobs? >> no they'll have lower tax rates and less deductions, okay? that is the way it will average out. and they will be willing to spend, the same thing would be true of business. they would lose a lot of their deductions but they'll have lower rates. if you saw the numbers, okay, there is 1 frillian 12 libyan billion dollars that comes out of the tax revenue and 1
i have believed for years and i have written it for years, in a sense what romney is talking about makes a lot of sense. we have to lower the tax rate for everybody. not so much for the wealthy, but for the middle class of this country. and the way you compensate for the lower rates is by eliminating a lot of these it'd mizeed deductions. by the -- right miosessed deductions. -- itemized deductions. it is a progressive way of taxing. it is most stimulus thing you can do for the economy....
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here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call. sort of here's what you saw. you know what kind of smile there terror cells you want to listen to featuring the on the ball and the current trend. is really sort of. you know closer to the structures from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industries that sells a sensationalistic garbage because of breaking news i'm out of the market. and we're going to break the. welcome back we're talking about the unemployment numbers and the way that the books are or are not cooked depending on what you consider it but i think it's important to understand what is left out of these numbers and how to better get an accurate gauge of the job situation especially when this is such an important economic issue and also a political one going into election so like shylock has been talking to us about all of this is investment advisor pacific capital and we're going to switch gears in a minute to the i.m.f. projections but i do want to stay on employment on unemployment for on
here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call. sort of here's what you saw. you know what kind of smile there terror cells you want to listen to featuring the on the ball and the current trend. is really sort of. you know closer to the structures from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industries that sells a sensationalistic garbage because of breaking news i'm out of the market. and we're going to break the. welcome back...
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we're talking about big bird. >> and look what they were talking about the next day. big bird. >> big bird showing up at some of the rallies now. romney after the debate saying his commenting about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes, now he says that william completely wrong. after two weeks of telling it he said it was inel accidentally spoken. how do you deal with that kind oofr zig-zag? >> first, you focus on it, put the spot light on the fact that he has exerted something to one audience and totally rejected it to the wider audience, and think if you do that and you do that sharply, you get the job done. >> this was the most politically tweet every, more than for the whole democratic convention than just those 90 minutes. how does that change the way they experience the dpee dee bait if they're on line and sharing? >> it does. i notice people paying much more attention to twitter than what was said on tv and following the debate through twitter rather than experiencing it as a television event. >> and also people were engaged on facebook and e
we're talking about big bird. >> and look what they were talking about the next day. big bird. >> big bird showing up at some of the rallies now. romney after the debate saying his commenting about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes, now he says that william completely wrong. after two weeks of telling it he said it was inel accidentally spoken. how do you deal with that kind oofr zig-zag? >> first, you focus on it, put the spot light on the fact that he...
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he and governor romney know the election's all about the economy and both men were trading jabs today in the battleground state of virginia. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> when i'm president of the united states, that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the work force, but because we're creating more jobs. i will create jobs and get america working again. >> let's get right to tonight's big story. with senator john mccain, the arizona senator and former presidential candidate joining me now. welcome to you, senator. >> thank you, piers. >> we are going to come to the debate in a moment. you've been one of the only people who debated both barack obama and mitt romney so you're in a unique place to tell me what you made of the new style romney and indeed, obama. before we get there, though, today's big news on the jobs front. whichever way you spin this from the republican side, this
he and governor romney know the election's all about the economy and both men were trading jabs today in the battleground state of virginia. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> when i'm president of the united states, that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the work force, but because...
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you heard robert gibbs talk about big bird and the targeting of big bird by governor romney. coming out of that pbs cited poll showing it's the most trusted public institution and it only takes about 0.01% of the federal budget and not seeing big bird show up. was it a mistake to target him? >> george, it wasn't a targeting. it was a, you know, just pointing to one example. as you know, governor romney would move us toward a balanced budget with a 5% cut in nonsecurity discretionary spending and eliminate a number of perhaps and consolidate a number of others. i think with jim lehrer there from pbs, he made the point from a joking reference. look, you have to borrow money from china to pay for these programs, is it worth it? that's the test that should be applied if we impose it on future generations. big bird, i can tell you, as the father of three children grown now, but any father who's gone to a toy store knows that big bird is a pretty commercially successful entity and whether or not we should be subsidizing it, and you can cite, oh, it's not that big a percentage of th
you heard robert gibbs talk about big bird and the targeting of big bird by governor romney. coming out of that pbs cited poll showing it's the most trusted public institution and it only takes about 0.01% of the federal budget and not seeing big bird show up. was it a mistake to target him? >> george, it wasn't a targeting. it was a, you know, just pointing to one example. as you know, governor romney would move us toward a balanced budget with a 5% cut in nonsecurity discretionary...